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Puma Punku and Tiwanaku
Puma Punku and Tiwanaku3 key questions · 4 questions · 1 answered
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QuestionWhere it stands
AnsweredTiwanaku masons cut the blocks with stone hammers and abrasives to standard modules using templates, over…
Most likelySandstone was dragged on sledges and ramps from Kimsachata, 10 km; andesite crossed the lake on reed boats…
Most likelyA complex of gateways, walls and lintels on the platform's east side, assembled from modular blocks, that…
Most likelyThe state's ritual and political order broke down, with monuments desecrated and the elite's authority…